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Old 20 Oct 2007, 10:32 am
jim beam
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Default Re: checking oil level (engine warm or cold, after a start or not)

motsco_ wrote:
> piclistguy@yahoo.com wrote:
>> I have a 97 Accord. The level on the dipstick reads differently if I
>> check the oil in the morning when the engine is cold, then when its
>> warm.
>> Is it best to read the dipstick cold or when the engine is warm after
>> driving?. If I read it cold, should I start and stop it first to
>> distribute the oil a bit? Thanks

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>
> For a '97, there's plentiful owner's manuals at the wrecking yard.


97's? depends where you are dude - maybe in the rust belt, but not
here in ca. not unless it's irreparably smashed.


> You'll pay about 1/3rd of the Honda dealer's price. Meantime, you can
> check what the manual says here:
> https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/...01_OMANUAL.asp
>
> It's good you're checking your oil.
>
> 'Curly'

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